Tokyo Survival from Tamamomae

Chapter 490 The Shared Bathing Culture of the Island Country

What is the most common thing a lover does after a confession?

Of course it was... kissing.

"I like (Ski), I really like you (Niski), Haoren..."

In the wind, Hoshino's vague voice came from between the intimate lips of the two.

She whispered softly, her voice was a little soft.

After some tenderness, Hoshino hugged Haoren's neck so delicately, confusedly and obsessively, his entire exquisite body leaned against his arms, and his chest was even more tightly pressed against his chest.

until……

"Hey, Haoren, there happens to be a shrine here, let's worship together and ask for a marriage!"

Hoshino made such a request.

In island countries, shrines are houses that worship and worship the gods in Shintoism, and are the belief centers of Shintoism.

Islanders often visit shrines to pray for good health, smooth career, and even luck in love, marriage, and children.

This is a tradition in the island country, and Hao Ren could understand it, so he did not reject Hoshino's proposal, and soon took her hand to the shrine enshrined in front of the shrine, and then began to worship twice, clap and bow.

This is the general procedure for visiting a shrine.

That is, bow deeply twice, clap your hands twice, then clap your palms together to make a wish, and finally bow again.

"I don't know what kind of god is enshrined here. It would be the best if it is the Lord of the Great Country. If not, it doesn't matter. If we want a marriage, the Lord God should satisfy us, hehehe!"

After making a wish in his heart, after doing all this, Hoshino said, while peeping at the shrine with a trace of curiosity, as if he wanted to see clearly which god was enshrined in it.

Generally speaking, when you go to a shrine to ask for marriage, most people will choose to visit the Landlord Shrine, and the god enshrined in the Landlord Shrine is named Daikunizu.

There are legends about the great country master and the white rabbit circulating in the island country, so it is said that going to the Landlord Shrine to seek marriage is the most effective.

Of course, other shrines can also pray for marriage, but more people go to the Landlord Shrine.

"I really don't know what god is enshrined here, but I do know that this shrine belongs to Grandpa Yuan's family."

Haoren grew up in his hometown, and he is very familiar with everything nearby.

However, since he was a child, he has not been very interested in the shrines of the island country. After all, as a celestial traveler, how could he be interested in the gods of the island country?

All he knew was that this small shrine was actually the property of the Genji clan and had been passed down from generation to generation.

"That's right. It would be great if the Lord of the Kingdom is enshrined here. The marriage you seek in this way must be very effective."

Hoshino looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't tell what kind of god was enshrined in the closed shrine, so he could only say with some expectation.

"If you want to know who is enshrined here, it's actually very simple..."

Haoren smiled when he heard the words, and in order to satisfy his girlfriend's wish, he quickly reached out and put it on the small wooden door of the shrine.

But this action startled Hoshino.

"Hey, Haoren, what are you doing? Wait, wait, this is disrespect to God!"

No respect, I am an atheist, besides, the gods of the island country are not worthy of respect.

Hoshino's persuasion apparently did not stop Haoren from moving, and with a "squeak", he easily opened the small wooden door of the shrine.

Among them, the offerings were also exposed to the sight of the two.

however……

"Hey, is this...a god I've never seen before?"

After seeing the contents of the shrine, Hoshino let out an exclamation.

This is a lifelike stone sculpture, with a slim figure and fair face, which shows that it should be a woman.

There is nothing wrong with female gods. There are also many female gods in Shintoism in the island country.

The problem is that this goddess is different from the goddesses in ancient island kimonos in that she is wearing a set of Warring States armor, with a long sword and a cattail fan hanging on the left and right sides of her waist.

What's even more strange is that she has a pair of dark gray wings growing on her back, which looks like an angel in Western mythology.

But in the Shinto religion of the island country, there is no angel-like, winged god at all.

If you insist on saying that there is anything similar to an angel in the island country, it is only...

"Tengu... is very similar to Junai!"

Hao Ren frowned, recognizing what kind of creature the stone sculpture in front of him was.

So the question is, why are female tengus enshrined in the shrines passed down from generation to generation by the Genji clan?
Who is this female tengu?
……

Humph~
It wasn't until the sun was about to set that the door of the Fujiwara family's old house was knocked.

"Grandpa, I'm back."

Fujiwara Kirei, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly opened the door and glanced at the grandson and grandson-in-law outside the door.

When he saw the granddaughter-in-law who was blushing, her hair stuck to her neck, and her clothes were a little disheveled, old Fujiwara's eyes instantly revealed a look of approval.

You brat, you've finally coaxed me, and you haven't let me down.

A bit like my grandfather when he was young.

"I'm back, it's getting late, let's eat first, take a shower after dinner, Haoren and I will go to old man Yuan's house tomorrow."

Fujiwara Kirei didn't ask why Hoshino left suddenly, nor did he ask where the two had been for so long, but simply ordered them to have dinner together.

In his view, the process is not important, as long as the result is good.

The dinner was cooked by Lao Fujiwara himself. It was relatively simple with four dishes and one soup, but it was enough for three people.

Life in the countryside is naturally not very rich.

Although Haoren also sent some money to his grandfather in his hometown after he became economically free.

But the old Fujiwara still insisted on the frugal style of the older generation.

Of course, although the food is simple, it tastes very good, and Hoshino smacked his lips when he ate it.

It seems that there is a reason why Haoren cooks delicious food...

For a grandfather with such superb cooking skills, it is only natural that he taught his grandson to cook delicious food.

At the dinner table, while enjoying the delicious food, Hoshino guessed that Hao Ren probably learned his cooking skills from his grandfather.

However, Haoren looked absent-minded.

"Grandpa, I have something..."

After a few mouthfuls, Hao Ren stopped his chopsticks, as if he wanted to ask something, he seemed hesitant to speak.

"Don't talk when you eat, don't talk when you sleep."

However, old Fujiwara directly interrupted his questioning.

"All right!"

Hao Ren knew that his grandfather was a bit rigid, so he had no choice but to give up and was going to ask after dinner.

But unfortunately, Hao Ren didn't listen until he was taken to the bathhouse in the village by the old Fujiwara after dinner.

"You and Hoshino-san are exhausted from traveling all the way, it's very hard, why don't you go take a bath, Haoren, you haven't been back to the village for a long time, I remember when you were young, you liked to go to the village bathhouse to take a bath..."

When it comes to bathhouses, we have to mention the common bathing culture of the island country.

Men and women share baths, or mixed baths, which are allowed in many public bathhouses in island countries...

(End of this chapter)